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Protecting and encouraging a strong family is of vital importance to our nation’s progress and prosperity. We should continue to promote and push for policies in Washington that allow families to flourish and that protect life at any and all stages. Our nation was based on Judeo-Christian values and we must never turn our backs on these principles. While the First Amendment to the Constitution explicitly states that Congress shall make no law establishing a state religion, it also prohibits Congress from prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The First Amendment guarantees Americans the freedom to think, speak, and believe as they choose. To force Americans to check their religious beliefs at the door when engaging in any sort of public debate is wrong. I will fight to maintain our rights and to honor and carry on our religious heritage. 

Congresswoman Foxx is proud to serve as a member of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, Congressional Prayer Caucus, and Values Action Team.

 

Values Related Links:

Congressional Prayer Caucus The Congressional Prayer Caucus is an official organization of the United States House of Representatives designed to recognize the vital role that prayer has played throughout the more than 200-year history of our nation.  To download a Prayer Caucus flyer to include in your church bulletin click here.

 

Values Related Legislation:

H.R. 227: Sanctity of Human Life Act (cosponsor)
H.R. 614: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 634: Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 649: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 708: To restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (cosponsor)
H.R. 877: Patients First Act of 2009 (cosponsor)
H.R. 1050: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009 (cosponsor)
H.R. 1300: Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2009 (original cosponsor)
H.R. 2608: To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman (cosponsor)
H.R. 5111: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 5276: Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (original cosponsor)
H.R. 5939: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (original cosponsor)
H.Res. 125: Calling on Brazil in accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address the tragedy of international child abductions (cosponsor)
H.Res. 397: Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith (original cosponsor)

H.Res. 420: Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day (cosponsor)
H.Res. 441: Honoring the historical contributions of Catholic sisters in the United States (cosponsor)
H.Res. 1273: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the National Day of Prayer (cosponsor)
H.Con.Res. 131: Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God We Trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center (cosponsor)  


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